ALL meanings of motion
mo·tion
M m - abbreviation MOTION movement 1
- noun motion facility of movement 1
- intransitive verb motion gesture 1
- noun motion petition, legal 1
- noun motion gait 1
- noun motion moving part 1
- noun motion voiding bowels 1
- noun motion the action or process of moving or of changing place or position; movement. 1
- noun motion power of movement, as of a living body. 1
- noun motion the manner of moving the body in walking; gait. 1
- noun motion a bodily movement or change of posture; gesture. 1
- noun motion a proposal formally made to a deliberative assembly: to make a motion to adjourn. 1
- noun motion Law. an application made to a court or judge for an order, ruling, or the like. 1
- noun motion a suggestion or proposal. 1
- noun motion an inward prompting or impulse; inclination: He will go only of his own motion. 1
- noun motion Music. melodic progression, as the change of a voice part from one pitch to another. 1
- noun motion Machinery. a piece of mechanism with a particular action or function. the action of such a mechanism. 1
- verb with object motion to direct by a significant motion or gesture, as with the hand: to motion a person to a seat. 1
- verb without object motion to make a meaningful motion, as with the hand; gesture; signal: to motion to someone to come. 1
- idioms motion go through the motions, to do something halfheartedly, routinely, or as a formality or façade. 1
- idioms motion in motion, in active operation; moving: The train was already in motion when he tried to board it. 1
- noun motion The action or process of moving or being moved. 1
- uncountable noun motion Motion is the activity or process of continually changing position or moving from one place to another. 0
- countable noun motion A motion is an action, gesture, or movement. 0
- countable noun motion A motion is a formal proposal or statement in a meeting, debate, or trial, which is discussed and then voted on or decided on. 0
- verb motion If you motion to someone, you move your hand or head as a way of telling them to do something or telling them where to go. 0
- countable noun motion Some people, especially doctors or nurses, use motion as a polite way of referring to a person's act of defecation or the faeces produced. 0
- noun motion the process of continual change in the physical position of an object; movement 0
- noun motion a movement or action, esp of part of the human body; gesture 0
- noun motion the capacity for movement 0
- noun motion a manner of movement, esp walking; gait 0
- noun motion a mental impulse 0
- noun motion a formal proposal to be discussed and voted on in a debate, meeting, etc 0
- noun motion an application made to a judge or court for an order or ruling necessary to the conduct of legal proceedings 0
- noun motion the evacuation of the bowels 0
- noun motion excrement 0
- noun motion part of a moving mechanism 0
- noun motion the action of such a part 0
- noun motion the upward or downward course followed by a part or melody. Parts whose progressions are in the same direction exhibit similar motion, while two parts whose progressions are in opposite directions exhibit contrary motion 0
- verb motion to signal or direct (a person) by a movement or gesture 0
- noun motion Sir Andrew. born 1952, British poet and biographer; his collections include Pleasure Steamers (1978) and Public Property (2002): poet laureate (1999–2009) 0
- noun motion the act or process of moving; passage of a body from one place to another; movement 0
- noun motion the act of moving the body or any of its parts 0
- noun motion a meaningful movement of the hand, eyes, etc.; gesture 0
- noun motion the ability to move 0
- noun motion an impulse; inclination 0
- noun motion a proposal; suggestion; esp. a proposal formally made in an assembly or meeting 0
- noun motion an application to a court for a ruling, order, etc. 0
- noun motion a combination of moving parts; mechanism 0
- noun motion melodic progression, as a change from one pitch to another in a voice part 0